diff --git a/cypress/integration/core-opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards/apps/data_explorer/shared_links.spec.js b/cypress/integration/core-opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards/apps/data_explorer/shared_links.spec.js
index e1def423c..61b9ae7f9 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/core-opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards/apps/data_explorer/shared_links.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/core-opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards/apps/data_explorer/shared_links.spec.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const indexSet = [
 
 describe('shared links', () => {
   before(() => {
+    CURRENT_TENANT.newTenant = 'global';
     testFixtureHandler.importJSONMapping(
       'cypress/fixtures/dashboard/opensearch_dashboards/data_explorer/discover/discover.mappings.json.txt'
     );
@@ -44,19 +45,16 @@ describe('shared links', () => {
     cy.setAdvancedSetting({
       defaultIndex: 'logstash-*',
     });
+
+    miscUtils.visitPage('app/data-explorer/discover#/');
+    cy.waitForLoader();
+    cy.setTopNavDate(DE_DEFAULT_START_TIME, DE_DEFAULT_END_TIME);
+    cy.waitForSearch();
   });
 
   describe('shared links with state in query', () => {
-    beforeEach(() => {
-      CURRENT_TENANT.newTenant = 'global';
-      miscUtils.visitPage('app/data-explorer/discover#/');
-      cy.waitForLoader();
-      cy.setTopNavDate(DE_DEFAULT_START_TIME, DE_DEFAULT_END_TIME);
-      cy.waitForSearch();
-    });
-
     it('should allow for copying the snapshot URL', function () {
-      const url = `http://localhost:5601/app/data-explorer/discover?security_tenant=global#/?_a=(discover:(columns:!(_source),isDirty:!f,sort:!()),metadata:(indexPattern:'logstash-*',view:discover))&_g=(filters:!(),refreshInterval:(pause:!t,value:0),time:(from:'2015-09-19T13:31:44.000Z',to:'2015-09-24T01:31:44.000Z'))&_q=(filters:!(),query:(language:kuery,query:''))`;
+      const url = `http://localhost:5601/app/data-explorer/discover#/?_a=(discover:(columns:!(_source),isDirty:!f,sort:!()),metadata:(indexPattern:'logstash-*',view:discover))&_g=(filters:!(),refreshInterval:(pause:!t,value:0),time:(from:'2015-09-19T13:31:44.000Z',to:'2015-09-24T01:31:44.000Z'))&_q=(filters:!(),query:(language:kuery,query:''))`;
       cy.getElementByTestId('shareTopNavButton').should('be.visible').click();
       cy.getElementByTestId('copyShareUrlButton')
         .invoke('attr', 'data-share-url')
@@ -68,7 +66,6 @@ describe('shared links', () => {
     });
 
     it('should allow for copying the snapshot URL as a short URL', function () {
-      cy.getElementByTestId('shareTopNavButton').should('be.visible').click();
       cy.getElementByTestId('useShortUrl')
         .should('be.visible')
         .invoke('attr', 'aria-checked', 'true');
@@ -79,11 +76,9 @@ describe('shared links', () => {
     });
 
     it('should allow for copying the saved object URL', function () {
-      const url = decodeURI(
-        'http://localhost:5601/app/data-explorer/discover/#/view/ab12e3c0-f231-11e6-9486-733b1ac9221a?_g=%28filters%3A%21%28%29%2CrefreshInterval%3A%28pause%3A%21t%2Cvalue%3A0%29%2Ctime%3A%28from%3A%272015-09-19T13%3A31%3A44.000Z%27%2Cto%3A%272015-09-24T01%3A31%3A44.000Z%27%29%29'
-      );
+      const url =
+        'http://localhost:5601/app/data-explorer/discover/#/view/ab12e3c0-f231-11e6-9486-733b1ac9221a?_g=%28filters%3A%21%28%29%2CrefreshInterval%3A%28pause%3A%21t%2Cvalue%3A0%29%2Ctime%3A%28from%3A%272015-09-19T13%3A31%3A44.000Z%27%2Cto%3A%272015-09-24T01%3A31%3A44.000Z%27%29%29';
 
-      cy.getElementByTestId('shareTopNavButton').should('be.visible').click();
       cy.getElementByTestId('exportAsSavedObject')
         .get('.euiRadio__input')
         .should('be.disabled');
@@ -108,10 +103,7 @@ describe('shared links', () => {
       cy.setAdvancedSetting({
         'state:storeInSessionStorage': true,
       });
-    });
 
-    beforeEach(() => {
-      CURRENT_TENANT.newTenant = 'global';
       miscUtils.visitPage('app/data-explorer/discover#/');
       cy.waitForLoader();
       cy.setTopNavDate(DE_DEFAULT_START_TIME, DE_DEFAULT_END_TIME);
@@ -135,7 +127,6 @@ describe('shared links', () => {
     });
 
     it('should allow for copying the snapshot URL as a short URL', function () {
-      cy.getElementByTestId('shareTopNavButton').should('be.visible').click();
       cy.getElementByTestId('useShortUrl').should('be.visible').click();
       cy.getElementByTestId('copyShareUrlButton')
         .invoke('attr', 'data-share-url')
@@ -146,7 +137,6 @@ describe('shared links', () => {
     });
 
     it('should allow for copying the saved object URL', function () {
-      cy.getElementByTestId('shareTopNavButton').should('be.visible').click();
       cy.getElementByTestId('exportAsSavedObject')
         .get('.euiRadio__input')
         .should('be.disabled');